Generally speaking, a 3-4 week for the Detroit Tigers is in line with expectations.

A month and a half into the 2018 season, that’s who the Tigers have been, and it’s likely who they’ll continue to be, barring some sudden surge.

That said, this past week’s mark also served to highlight a few areas that, if the team is going to outperform expectations in any meaningful way, it will need to address. Between late-inning collapses, misplays in the field and fleeting signs of promise, let’s look back on five takeaways from the week that was.

1. The infield defense had a rough go

John Hicks gets something of a pass for his two errors this week, because he’s a catcher filling in at first base, but he wasn’t the only Tigers infielder to come up short this week.

Sunday’s 4-2 loss to Kansas City alone featured several in the third inning. With two outs and no one on, utility man Niko Goodrum couldn’t corral a hard Whit Merrifield...